Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Cameroon
Cameroon: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Cameroon, 1991–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 94 for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Cameroon peaked at 94.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 172nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63 | — |
| 1992 | 70.07 | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 70.98 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 71.87 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 72.76 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 73.63 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 74.49 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 79 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 76.15 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 79 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 84 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 78.5 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 79.3 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 77.1 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 80.9 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 73 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 90.4 | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 83.5 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 84.4 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 87.4 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 87.5 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.2 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.5 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.2 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 89.8 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.6 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 91.4 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 90 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 93.1 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 93.9 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.7 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.44 | 63 | 79 | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.01 | 73 | 90.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.57 | 87.4 | 93.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2 | 93.9 | 94.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 169 Cape Verde 95.3 compare
- 170 Côte d'Ivoire 95 compare
- 170 Ghana 95 compare
- 172 Ethiopia 94 compare
- 174 Myanmar 93.9 compare
- 175 Mauritania 91.6 compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Cameroon?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Cameroon was 94 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Cameroon ranks 172nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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